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Article: Studies show supplementation with antioxidants may reduce oxidative stress in the exercising horse.(Nutrition And Health)
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- March 29, 2004
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Future oxidative stress studies utilizing horses need to take a step in the direction of determining the "optimal" level of supplementation of antioxidants. This will allow better nutritional recommendations to be made on the basis of research findings instead of speculation.
Over the years, an increasing number of studies has focused on the health and well being of our equine athletes. To jump higher, run faster and exercise longer may still be at the top of some researchers' priority list; however, the losses of some top equine athletes at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and the 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain, have changed the focus of some ...